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So you're saying that there is two separate thresholds by which one can win the democratic nomination?

One, your made up/misinformed number of 2023, which is only for pledged delegates, unless you wish to include superdelegates.

Another, the one anyone with a brain knows, is 2,383, which includes both pledged delegates from state primary elections, and superdelegates, who don't vote until the convention on 25/7/16.

Things I learned today

HydroCabron says

I believe Bernie Sanders supporters are generally more intelligent than you, so most of them can skip this.

Pledged (non-super) delegates only (since superdelegates are unfair, unless Bernie can use them to win).

Hillary currently has 1812 pledged delegates, out of 2023 needed to clinch.

That means she needs 211 to clinch (hurr, durrr ....).

California and New Jersey award a total of 475 + 126 = 601 delegates proportionally (to vote total - there are wrinkles with congressional districts).

If Sanders gets 2/3rds of those delegates, then Hillary gets 200 of them. Since she will win at least 11 from among the remaining states (Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota) this evening, that makes 211 pledged delegates, which guarantees the nomination.

This is very confusing, because i assume it to be factually correct, being that you insinuated I was the dumb ass while you learnt me sumting.

Wat happened?